'Basket of Fire' Chilli Pepper Plant
The hanging basket chilli
Grown by Cameron
Roots' Cotswolds Valley Nursery
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'Basket of Fire' Chilli Pepper Plant
- These spicy little chillies not only taste great but bring a rainbow of colour to your garden, maturing from purple through yellow and orange to bright red. They can be grown in pots and hanging baskets
- Perfect for adding whole to bring heat to Thai, Vietnamese or Korean dishes - they also dry really well
- Grow in a greenhouse, on a sunny patio or on the windowsill
- 80,000 Scoville rating - the Scoville scale measures the spiciness or pungency of chillies. The scale measures the amount of capsaicin (the chemical compound that causes spicy heat) in a pepper and assigns it a number rating in Scoville Heat Units
- Plant out after the first frosts and harvest at any colour from July to October
- Premium garden ready plants grown by vegetable experts on a family run farm in Lancashire and sent to you at the best possible time for planting
- Growing your own gives you healthy, fresh produce with a lower carbon plantprint than anything you can buy from a shop
- Easy to grow and care for - you should see your first chillies within 12-14 weeks
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Will this grow in my garden?
Can I grow this in a pot?
Yes, 'Basket of Fire' is an ideal chilli pepper for hanging baskets or 25-centimetre pots, producing abundant fruit in warm weather.
How big does it get?
The 'Basket of Fire' chilli pepper is a compact variety that typically reaches a height and spread of 30 centimetres.
How much sunlight does this need?
The 'Basket of Fire' chilli pepper requires full sun to produce a good yield.
What kind of soil does this plant prefer?
The 'Basket of Fire' chilli pepper prefers a light, well-drained soil that is rich in organic matter.
How much watering does this plant need?
The 'Basket of Fire' chilli pepper plant needs moderate watering, allowing the top 2 to 3 centimetres of soil to dry out between waterings.
Will this plant need pruning?
No, the 'Basket of Fire' chilli pepper does not require pruning.
How hardy is this plant?
The 'Basket of Fire' chilli pepper is a tender plant with an RHS hardiness rating of H1c, requiring minimum temperatures of 5°C. It can be grown outdoors during the summer across most of the UK, but performs best when kept in a heated glasshouse, particularly in cooler regions.
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Meet Cameron
An experienced hand from seed to harvest
When it comes to veg plants, if Cameron doesn’t know about it? It ain’t worth knowing. They’re one of his horticultural passions and the quality of the produce he – well, produces – at the nursery is testament to that fact. Cameron pairs time-honoured horticultural traditions alongside the very best modern techniques in our fabulous, purpose-built nursery in Evesham. With a background that saw him place at the Grand Finals at the Young Horticultural Awards back in 2022, we’re proud to have someone that really knows his onions.
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